Which to use
“spare” and “spürt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,136
- “spare” frequency rank
- #8,949
- “spürt” frequency rank
- 26085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spare | spürt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sparen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren |
Where the eye mixes spare and spürt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between spare and spürt
A purely visual mix-up. spare ([ˈʃpaːʁə]) and spürt ([ʃpyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spare is recorded at frequency rank #17,136, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpaːʁə]. spürt is at rank #8,949, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26085, this pair ranks #1,823,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spare vs spürt
Shared letters: prs. Private to "spare": ae. Private to "spürt": tü.
"spare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "spürt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spare ← psare · sapre · spaer · sparre · sppare · sprae · sspare
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spare" for "spürt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "spare" vs "spürt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "spare" and "spürt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spürt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spare" and "spürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sire vs spare". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,823,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.